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- What is the difference between rm -r and rm -f? - Super User
From manual: -f, --force ignore nonexistent files, never prompt -r, -R, --recursive remove the contents of directories recursively Though this options description is different, when trying to del
- rm: cannot remove `dir-name: Directory not empty - Super User
rm: cannot remove `dir-name': Directory not empty Ask Question Asked 1 year, 6 months ago Modified 1 year, 6 months ago
- Is there a scenario where rm -rf --no-preserve-root is needed?
I've seen some questions on here where people accidentally do rm -rf --no-preserve-root or rm -rf *, wiping out most or all of their file system before they can react Is there ever a reason to us
- How do I make rm not give an error if a file doesnt exist?
$ touch myfile $ chmod 400 myfile $ rm myfile rm: remove write-protected regular empty file `myfile'? So rm will warn you if you try to delete a file you don't have write permissions on This is allowed if you have write permissions on the directory but is a little weird, which is why rm normally warns you about it
- How to recursively delete directory from command line in windows . . .
rmdir ? will give you the full details of the command line arguments - S is "Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself Used to remove a directory tree" and the other option is Q which is "Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with S"
- linux - Argument list too long error for `rm -rf - Super User
Yeah, but I'd also say that a big reason for this being the case is that Windows has traditionally had sub-par shell capabilities, so no one likes to use it much That said, I have run into this problem on Windows while compiling a project with a big list of lengthy pathnames being passed to the compiler executable
- In a bash shell, is `rm -rf . *` better safer than `rm -rf
The better solution is rm -rf * Shell globs (wildcards) are expanded before the command is executed, and there is no significant restriction on file names, which means that certain classes of filename can affect the command execution itself
- How to recover a removed file under Linux? - Super User
@Nav, rm is a "dangerous" UNIX Linux command (read $ man rm) Use it with extreme caution With that said, it is a quick way to delete files you are sure of Modern Linux and Unix Desktop Environments do provide with a solution of "Trash Can", so the user easily can recover accidentally deleted files
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